First Merchants (FRME) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)
First Merchants' Research & Development history spans 10 years, with the latest figure at $7.5 million for Q4 2025.
- For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 24.55% year-over-year to $7.5 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $27.5 million, up 1.28%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $27.5 million, 1.28% up from the prior year.
- Research & Development reached $7.5 million in Q4 2025 per FRME's latest filing, up from $6.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $7.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $4.2 million in Q1 2021.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $6.0 million, with a median of $6.1 million recorded in 2023.
- Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: soared 79.45% in 2021, then decreased 13.94% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $4.6 million in 2021, then rose by 22.48% to $5.6 million in 2022, then rose by 4.71% to $5.9 million in 2023, then increased by 2.62% to $6.0 million in 2024, then grew by 24.55% to $7.5 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for FRME's Research & Development are $7.5 million (Q4 2025), $6.9 million (Q3 2025), and $7.1 million (Q2 2025).